Sunan Abi Dawud · Prayer (Tafarah Abwab Estaftah Assalah)
باب افْتِتَاحِ الصَّلاَةِ
Chapter: The Beginning Of The Prayer.
14 hadith · references 729–742
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Abu Dawud · 729أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الشِّتَاءِ ، فَرَأَيْتُ أَصْحَابَهُ يَرْفَعُونَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ فِي ثِيَابِهِمْ فِي الصَّلَاةِWail bin Hujr said: I came to the Prophet ﷺ during winter; I saw his companions raise their hands in their clothes in prayer.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 730كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهِمَا مَنْكِبَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ حَتَّى يَقِرَّ كُلُّ عَظْمٍ فِي مَوْضِعِهِ مُعْتَدِلًا ، ثُمّAbu Humaid al-Saeedi once told a company of ten of the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ; Abu Qatadah was one of them: I am one among you who is more informed of the way the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed. They said: 8 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 731حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَلْحَلَةَ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو الْعَامِرِيّ ، قَالَ : كُنْAmr al-Amiri said: I (once) attended the meeting of the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. They began to discuss his prayer. Abu Humaid then narrated a part of the same tradition and said: When he bowed he clutched 6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 732حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْمِصْرِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، عَنْ اللَّيْثِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْقُرَشِيِّ ، وَيَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بThe above mentioned tradition has also been reported by Muhammad bin Amr bin Ata through a different chain of narrators. This version adds: “When he prostrated himself he neither placed his arms on the ground nor closed 7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 733حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَدْرٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرٌ أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الْحُرِّ ، حَدَّثَنِي عِيسَى بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ،Abbas or Ayyash bin Sahl as-Saeedi said that he was present in a meeting which was attended by his father who was one of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ, Abu Hurairah, Abu Humaid al-Saeedi and Abu Usaid. He narrated the 8 narratorsAbu Dawud · 734حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو ، أَخْبَرَنِي فُلَيْحٌ ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبَّاسُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ ، قَالَ : اجْتَمَعَ أَبُو حُمَيْدٍ ، وَأَبُو أُسَيْدٍ ، وَسَهْلُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ ،Abbas bin Sahl Said: Abu Humaid, Abu Usaid, Sahl. B Saad and Muhammad bin Maslamah (once) got together and discussed how the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to offer his prayer. Abu Humaid said: I am more informed than any of 5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 735حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ ، حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ ، حَدَّثَنِي عُتْبَةُ ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عِيسَى ، عَنْ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ سَهْلٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِي حُمَيْدٍ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ ، قAbu Humaid reported to the same effect. He said: When he (the Prophet) prostrated he kept his thighs wide and did not let his belly touch the thighs. Abu Dawud says that Ibn Mubarak narrated this hadith from Abbas bin Sa6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 736حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَعْمَرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مِنْهَالٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جُحَادَةَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ بْنِ وَائِلٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلّWail bin Hujr reported in this tradition from the Prophet ﷺ: When he prostrated, his knees touched the ground before his palms touched it; when he prostrated himself, he placed his forehead on the ground between his palm6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 737رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَرْفَعُ إِبْهَامَيْهِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ إِلَى شَحْمَةِ أُذُنَيْهِNarrated Wail ibn Hujr: I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raising his thumbs in prayer up to the lobes of his ears.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 738كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا كَبَّرَ لِلصَّلَاةِ جَعَلَ يَدَيْهِ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ ، وَإِذَا رَكَعَ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ، وَإِذَا رَفَعَ لِلسُّجُودِ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ، وَإِذَا قَامNarrated Abu Hurairah: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ uttered the takbir (Allah is most great) for prayer (in the beginning), he raised his hands opposite to his shoulders; and when he bowed, he did like that; and when he8 narratorsAbu Dawud · 739إِنْ أَحْبَبْتَ أَنْ تَنْظُرَ إِلَى صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَاقْتَدِ بِصَلَاةِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِNarrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: Maymun al-Makki said: that he saw Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr leading in prayer. He pointed with his hands (i. e. raised his hands opposite to the shoulders) when he stood up, when he bowed and wh5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 740صَلَّى إِلَى جَنْبِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ طَاوُسٍ فِي مَسْجِدِ الْخَيْفِ فَكَانَ إِذَا سَجَدَ السَّجْدَةَ الْأُولَى فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنْهَا رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ تِلْقَاءَ وَجْهِهِ ، فَأَنْكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ ، فَقُلْتُ لِوُهَيْبِ Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: Nadr ibn Kathir as-Saadi said: Abdullah ibn Tawus prayed at my side in the mosque of al-Khayf. When he made the first prostration, he raised his head after it and raised his hands opposite to6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 741أَنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا دَخَلَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ كَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ ، وَإِذَا قَالَ : سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ ، وَإِذَا قَامَ مِنَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِNafi said on the authority of Ibn Umar that when he began prayer, he uttered the takbir ( Allah is most great) and raised his hands; and when he bowed ( he raised his hands); and when he said: “Allah listens to him who p5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 742أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ كَانَ إِذَا ابْتَدَأَ الصَّلَاةَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ ، وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ رَفَعَهُمَا دُونَ ذَلِكَNafi said: When Abdullah bin Umar began his prayer, he raised his hands opposite to his shoulders; and when he raised his head after bowing, he raised them lower than that. Abu Dawud said: So as far as I know, no one nar4 narrators